Stall for animals



Aug. 23, 1932. BaD' SCOTT 1,873,493

STALL FOR ANIMALS Filed May 15, 1951 2 Shets-Sheet l g /5 ll Aug. 23, 1932. B D, OTT 1,873,493

STALL FOR ANIMALS 7 Filed May 15, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 23, 1932 PT'ENfii'aOFFf E 1 f1 sTALL-FOR A vIM Ls Applicatiomfiled. May, 13,

My inventipn relates to imprevements anineal stalls, particularly to" the type here the animal enters the stall at the reari ereof and passes out the same through the front,

these stalls being espeeiallyadapted foricon-f threaded ends ef the bolt. Throiigh the epen ing provided in the member 15, 'a lever 18' ii ping theanirnal Whileit is being niilked. The qbject Of theiiiventien is to provide stal avi a gate t the vf h r i Wh h-m e Qri n d a e -e y' n p a-ter thefrear o f the stall. r Another object ef'the invention is topi'ovide a stall having-.a' gate at the front thereof, which sh in dee P i on by l h n neans ldcated inthe rear ofthe stall accessible ti) the epefiator.

Other Objects and improvements 'Will appear from a consideration fthe followingdeseriptiemtegether with the aceompanying drewing n ich; l

Fig; 1 p'rspectivevievv of two stalls, he ga e b ojeb' hg n p s o n the ot emqsed; e

Q' is a plan view of the. same showing 4 sp ew e n he sa s; pu p 'e o which vvillbe ex'plaihd herein. f 1 3 iseside elevatien Of a stall containing m improvmntst flis a detail viewof one of thelatchieg mei i f 'Figbd aseeti nal View taken onfthe line of Fig. lhshovving the e'o'nnection 'ef the bperating arm .vvith' the gate.

.l Fig'sI-fi and Tareelso detail views of the latching element's'vvhich 'v'vill'be explained it'lengthfherein. e I Referrihg th the dravvings3- these show a stall hev'ihg posts 10, ivhieh recenneeted o'nI'the sides of the stall bi i' artition mam hers11. In the fame" 6f thestall is a gate 12, having bile side" 13".extended' upwardly; Aiiiinal stalls, such as are disclosed herein be made ofanys itable materials, but the niost practieal are those having a tub ular structure which. are shownin the draw ings. 'The p osts 1 0 in therear of the stall arezalso provided with extensions proj ecti g above the stalland to theiextended portions ogfthe posts'of adjacent sta1ls,a cross membsrli s wi L. I 3

m be 1.5 P eview i h a sp in 1531. Serie1 No. 536,969.

'niseor'n-er31113313141 ,I ASSIGNQR, TOJ'IHE LOUD N MAC I NERY' therethroiighlhigl issecured on the cross member: 14] approximately above the center (if the stall It may be secured in any satis factory nianner and for this purpose I employ a U bolt 16"havirig nnts'17 appliedon the is passed, the member; acting as a support .for theleve'rl One end of the-lever is'fl'attened as at 19, and the opposite end is pigos vided with a hand held 20. end 191m a hole formed therein for attaching the lever to the extended side of the gate.

'In the end (if the extended side 18 of the gate a plug. 21 i's inserted alidit is held in place by a rivet 22. Th'e'plug' is provided ivith 2. Circular lug QSTKFig, 5) overf vvhieh the flattened end,1-9 of the lever 18 is placed and is held thereon by means'of-a cptter p Latch bleeks 25, spaced a distance apart,

areatta cfhed to theund'er side (if the lever 18 (Fig.7): I preferably Welclfthe' blocks to the'lever but they finay be secured in any manner provided theyare. rigidly held there en. WVheIi thegate is' closed, the'blocks 25 are sopositi'one'dbn thelever 18 that'the "space between them'fits intq'the l Wer side of the member 15,Which acts as alatch seat.

for the 'bloelisf (Fig.:6;) It will be apparent whenthe gaite is in closed position andthe latch blecks are astraddle the niember 15, that I the gate cannet beepen'ed until the lever is raised upwardly so that the block can clear the member-j 15 as the'lever' is'pushed vfofrward; "The 101001525 positioned furthest away from the gate is provided 'With a slop ing end 27 to permit the blbck t6 slide over the inember 15when the lever'is Withdrawn to cle'se the gate. My invention can be used by having but one block en'thelever 18 'Which 'when the block :abilt's the ineinber 15, will prevent the gate from being opened eutwardly froin-thejstall. I prefer; however, theuse ef both blocks for with thex n lthe, gate is lecked, preventing it from being moved in either direction until the lever is released.

A space 26 may be provided between the stalls, and a nii l kihg niachine. (:not shown) Wi -9Q le lthe e e -wlii el i smeme The flattened lever whereby the gate can be looked When in closed position, and means for returning the gate to closed position after it has been opened.

11. In a stall for animals, the combination with the stall sides, of a gate at one end thereof, a lever connected to the gate and extending to the rear of the stall, a support for the lever having an opening through which the lever slides, means on the lever associated with the support for preventing the movement of the lever whereby the gate can be locked when in closed position, and a spring adapted to return the gate to closed position after it has been opened.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

BERTRAM D. SCOTT 

